Bill Text: TX HB1566 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the definition of economically disadvantaged person for the purposes of determining whether a business is a historically underutilized business.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-04-25 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB1566 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HB1566-Introduced.html

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By: Meza H.B. No. 1566

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the consideration of ownership interests of certain
persons in determining whether a business is a historically
underutilized business for purposes of state contracting.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2161.001(3), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(3) "Economically disadvantaged person" means a
person who:
(A) is economically disadvantaged because of the
person's identification as a member of a certain group, including:
(i) Black Americans;
(ii) Hispanic Americans;
(iii) women;
(iv) Asian [Pacific] Americans;
(v) Native Americans; and
(vi) veterans as defined by 38 U.S.C.
Section 101(2) who have suffered at least a 20 percent
service-connected disability as defined by 38 U.S.C. Section
101(16);
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.